Audiences would agree that the fictional rural town in Alabama where Atticus Finch advocated for justice in the classic film To Kill a Mockingbird was well-served by this small-town lawyer. But that’s Hollywood.

Caring about the rights of distant others was once fashionable but, as walls go up and societies retract, global citizen engagement may well be the next victim of this new nationalist resurgence. This article was published originally on Open Global Rights.

Retiring Professor Jim Durham talks about what he'll take away from his time at the University of Dayton School of Law, the advice he has for those in the legal profession, and the story that's stuck with him all these years.